ICM is delighted to announce the acquisition of the UK business and certain assets of Office-Shadow Ltd, augmenting an already attractive portfolio of services with an award-winning business continuity planning tool, Shadow-Planner

UK customers of Office Shadow will now enjoy being part of one of the leading providers of business continuity services, established for more than 20 years, having collected a string of industry awards along the way.

For ICMs existing 2,000 customers it opens up a new and increasingly essential consulting service. With the addition of Shadow-Planner, ICM will now be able to engage throughout the business continuity support cycle, from early strategy and planning, through to testing and ultimately the provision of standby services and facilities from which customers can continue to operate in the event of them suffering a disaster.

Mike Osborne

Reflecting on the acquisition, Mike Osborne, Managing Director of ICM, said:
"In the current climate it sends a very strong message that ICM continues to invest in new services, having already launched Data Replication, Continuous Mail, Emergency Office and Online Data Backup in 2009.  

This acquisition marks the end of an exciting year for us and the beginning of an even more exciting year in 2010.

It adds Business Continuity Planning Software, including Business Impact Analysis, Risk Management and Compliance capabilities, to an already attractive portfolio of services".

Simon Maddox

For Office-Shadow, founder Simon Maddox commented:
"I am delighted that the Shadow-Planner product range is now part of ICM's portfolio. The staff and customers of Office-Shadow have had long period of uncertainty as we looked for the investment needed to develop the software and move into new markets.

Being part of ICM is a win-win situation for all parties and I am excited as we move into 2010 to be part of this highly respected organisation."

Office-Shadow is a well known and award winning provider of hosted/on-line business continuity planning tools, delivered through their hosted Shadow-Planner software. The software suite, currently used by over 100 blue chip and public sector customers, enables organisations to amalgamate and manage multiple information sources, from multiple departments, across multiple locations into one useable and maintainable business continuity plan.

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